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Microsoft Windows 2012 Server Domain Name System Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-APP-000275-DNS-000040

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  • The Windows 2012 DNS Server must be configured to notify the ISSO/ISSM/DNS administrator when functionality of DNSSEC/TSIG has been removed or broken.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Security function is defined as the hardware, software, and/or firmware of the information system responsible for enforcing t...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000001-DNS-000115

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  • The Windows 2012 DNS Server must restrict incoming dynamic update requests to known clients.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Limiting the number of concurrent sessions reduces the risk of Denial of Service (DoS) on any system. A DNS server's functio...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000348-DNS-000042

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  • The Windows 2012 DNS Server must be configured to record, and make available to authorized personnel, who added/modified/deleted DNS zone information.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without a means for identifying the individual that produced the information, the information cannot be relied upon. Identify...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000350-DNS-000044

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  • The Windows 2012 DNS Server must, in the event of an error validating another DNS servers identity, send notification to the DNS administrator.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Failing to act on the validation errors may result in the use of invalid, corrupted, or compromised information. The validati...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000089-DNS-000004

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  • The Windows 2012 DNS Server log must be enabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without the capability to generate audit records, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events r...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000089-DNS-000005

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  • The Windows 2012 DNS Server logging must be enabled to record events from all DNS server functions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;DNS server performance can be affected when additional logging is enabled; however, the enhanced DNS logging and diagnostics ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000516-DNS-000500

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  • The Windows 2012 DNS Server logging criteria must only be configured by the ISSM or individuals appointed by the ISSM.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without the capability to generate audit records, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events r...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000125-DNS-000012

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    Group
  • The Windows 2012 DNS Servers audit records must be backed up at least every seven days onto a different system or system component than the system or component being audited.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Protection of log data includes assuring log data is not accidentally lost or deleted. Backing up audit records to a differen...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000214-DNS-000079

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  • The validity period for the RRSIGs covering the DS RR for a zones delegated children must be no less than two days and no more than one week.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The best way for a zone administrator to minimize the impact of a key compromise is by limiting the validity period of RRSIGs...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000218-DNS-000027

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  • The Windows DNS name servers for a zone must be geographically dispersed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;In addition to network-based separation, authoritative name servers should be dispersed geographically as well. In other word...
    Rule Medium Severity

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